ADC Matchup

Varus vs Draven

Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
League: Platinum+
Varus

Varus

the Arrow of Retribution
ADC
Varus ADC Overall Win Rate
47.31%

Matchup Win Rate

51.3%
Varus vs Draven Wins
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48.7%
Draven vs Varus Wins
Draven

Draven

the Glorious Executioner
ADC
Draven ADC Overall Win Rate
47.76%

Varus vs Draven - ADC Matchup Guide Patch 15.15 (25.15)

Varus ADC vs Draven ADC - Who is stronger?

Varus ADC has a slight edge over Draven (51.3% win rate) based on 803 games. The matchup slightly favors Varus.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Varus ADC vs Draven ADC in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 53.6% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Balanced meta clash: Varus (5.0%, 15th place out of 30 ADC champions) regularly faces Draven (3.5%, 19th place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Even tiers, uneven results: Both champions sit at D-tier, but Varus claims a meaningful 51.3% vs 48.7% advantage. Varus's kit synergizes better in this specific head-to-head matchup. Silver lining: While Varus's 47.3% overall win rate (28th among ADC) struggles in the current meta, this matchup against Draven offers a bright spot for dedicated players. Optimize for consistency: Lethal Tempo paired with Absorb Life (56.7% win rate, 32.5% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Nashor's Tooth > Stormsurge > Shadowflame with Berserker's Greaves delivers 53.6% win rate against Draven.

Lane dominance: Varus not only wins the matchup but crushes CS (7.41/min vs 6.78 for Draven). This 0.63 CS/min advantage generates significant gold leads that compound your already favorable position. Quality over quantity: Varus wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (871 vs 920/min), the 51.3% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Varus leads in both matchup win rate (51.3%) and KDA (2.30 vs 2.00) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Varus vs Draven - ADC Stats Comparison

Varus ADC
Varus ADC		Versus
Draven ADC
Draven ADC
DTierD
51.3%Matchup Winrate48.7%
47.31%Role Winrate47.76%
#28Winrate Rank#27
5.0%Pickrate3.5%
2.3Average KDA2.0
431Gold per Minute488
7.41CS/Min6.78
0.30Wards per Minute0.29
871Damage per Minute920

How to Beat Draven as Varus (ADC)

While statistically Varus is slightly stronger than Draven as ADC, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Except for rare builds, Varus deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Draven deals mainly physical damage (95.49%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

An important advantage of Varus is higher farming statistics (ranked 6th among role champions) (versus 16th for Draven), which provides a stable gold advantage in extended games and allows faster access to key items. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.0 versus 2.3) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Varus ADC versus Draven ADC matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Varus player to maintain constant pressure on Draven, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Varus vs Draven: ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
52.5% Win Rate88.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
52.5% Win Rate88.4% Pick Rate

Varus vs Draven: ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Sorcery
Arcane Comet
Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet is on cooldown, reduces its remaining cooldown.

Adaptive Damage: 30 - 130 based on level (+0.05 AP and +0.1 bonus AD)
Cooldown: 20 - 8s

Cooldown Reduction:
Single Target: 20%.
Area of Effect: 10%.
Damage over Time: 5%.

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, or, if Arcane Comet …

Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana.

After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum ma…

Transcendence
Transcendence Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:
Level 5: +5 Ability Haste
Level 8: +5 Ability Haste
Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level…

Scorch
Scorch Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus magic damage based on level after 1s.

Cooldown: 10s

Scorch

Your next damaging ability hit sets champions on fire dealing 20 - 40 bonus mag…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

51.5% Win Rate44.9% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Absorb Life
Absorb Life Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you for @HealAmount@.

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Cut Down
Cut Down Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Cut Down

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have more than 60% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

+65 Health
+65 Health +65 Health

+65 Health

+65 Health

56.7% Win Rate32.5% Pick Rate

Varus vs Draven: ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
48.2% Win Rate87.7% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
46.8% Win Rate36.1% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
49.6% Win Rate26.6% Pick Rate
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
46.5% Win Rate14.0% Pick Rate
Core Build
Serrated Dirk
Serrated Dirk (1000 gold) 20 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
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Youmuu's Ghostblade
Youmuu's Ghostblade (2800 gold) 55 Attack Damage
18 Lethality
4% Move Speed
Haunt
Gain Move Speed while out of combat.
Wraith Step
Gain Move Speed and Ghosting for seconds.
Manamune
Manamune (2900 gold) 35 Attack Damage
500 Mana
15 Ability Haste
Awe
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Manaflow (8s, max 4 charges)
Landing Attacks and Abilities grants 3 max Mana (doubled vs. champions).
Transforms into Muramana at 360 max Mana.
Edge of Night
Edge of Night (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
250 Health
Annul
Grants a Spell Shield that blocks the next enemy Ability.
52.1% Win Rate16.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Opportunity
Opportunity (2700 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Preparation
After being out of combat with Champions for 8 seconds gain Lethality. This Lethality lasts for 3 seconds after dealing damage to champions.
Extraction
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, gain 200 decaying Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
50.2% Win Rate10.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Oracle Lens
Oracle Lens (0 gold) Active (160 - 100s, max 2 charges)
Reveals enemy Stealth Wards and traps around you for 6 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
56.4% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
51.6% Win Rate6.9% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
50.9% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
49.6% Win Rate26.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow (700 gold) 15% Attack Speed
Sting
Attacks deal 15 bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
->
Nashor's Tooth
Nashor's Tooth (3000 gold) 80 Ability Power
50% Attack Speed
15 Ability Haste
Icathian Bite
Attacks deal bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Stormsurge
Stormsurge (2900 gold) 90 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
4% Move Speed
Stormraider
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum Health within 2.5s applies Squall to them and grants 25% Move Speed for 1.5 seconds.
Squall
After 2 seconds, deal magic damage. If the target dies before Squall triggers, it damages nearby enemies and grants 30 gold.
Shadowflame
Shadowflame (3200 gold) 110 Ability Power
15 Magic Penetration
Cinderbloom
Magic and true damageCritically Strikes enemies below 40% Health, dealing 20% increased damage.
53.6% Win Rate1.4% Pick Rate
Final Build
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
52.4% Win Rate5.9% Pick Rate
Other Items
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
48.7% Win Rate9.7% Pick Rate
Serylda's Grudge
Serylda's Grudge (3000 gold) 45 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
15 Ability Haste
Bitter Cold
Damaging Abilities Slow enemies below 50% Health by 30% for 1 second.
44.9% Win Rate6.8% Pick Rate
Serpent's Fang
Serpent's Fang (2500 gold) 55 Attack Damage
15 Lethality
Shield Reaver
Damaging an enemy champion reduces Shields they gain by % for 3 seconds.
If they were not already affected by Shield Reaver, reduce Shields on them by %.
46.4% Win Rate6.0% Pick Rate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
52.4% Win Rate5.9% Pick Rate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Zhonya's Hourglass (3250 gold) 105 Ability Power
50 Armor

Time Stop
Enter Stasis for 2.5 seconds.
49.3% Win Rate5.8% Pick Rate
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rabadon's Deathcap (3600 gold) 130 Ability Power
Magical Opus
Increases your total Ability Power by 30%.
48.9% Win Rate4.6% Pick Rate
Terminus
Terminus (3000 gold) 30 Attack Damage
35% Attack Speed
Shadow
Attacks deal 30 bonus magic damageOn-Hit.
Juxtaposition
Alternate between Light and Dark Attacks against champions:
  • Light Attacks grant Armor and Magic Resist for 5s.
  • Dark Attacks grant 10% Armor Penetration and Magic Penetration for 5s.
    • 48.2% Win Rate3.2% Pick Rate

    Varus vs Draven: ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

    Most Frequent Skill Order

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    Q
    Q
    Piercing Arrow Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    W
    W
    Blighted Quiver Passive: Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight. Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage based on the target's maximum Health. Active: Varus empowers his next Piercing Arrow.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    E
    E
    Hail of Arrows Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' Move Speed and reduces their self healing and regeneration.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
    R
    Chain of Corruption Varus flings out a damaging tendril of corruption that immobilizes the first enemy champion hit and then spreads towards nearby uninfected champions, immobilizing them too on contact.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > W > E
    52.0% Win Rate31.6% Pick Rate

    Highest Win % Skill Order

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    R
    Q
    Piercing Arrow Varus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
    Q
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    W
    Blighted Quiver Passive: Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight. Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage based on the target's maximum Health. Active: Varus empowers his next Piercing Arrow.
    W
    W
    W
    W
    W
    R
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    Hail of Arrows Varus fires a hail of arrows that deal physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' Move Speed and reduces their self healing and regeneration.
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    R
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    Chain of Corruption Varus flings out a damaging tendril of corruption that immobilizes the first enemy champion hit and then spreads towards nearby uninfected champions, immobilizing them too on contact.
    R
    R
    R
    Max Order: Q > E > W
    92.5% Win Rate1.0% Pick Rate

    Varus tips:

    • An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
    • During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
    • Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.

    Playing Against Draven

    • Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.
    • Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

    Varus ADC other Matchups

    Varus
    +4.4%
    Corki

    Varus vs Corki

    Varus
    +2.3%
    Mel

    Varus vs Mel

    Varus
    +2.0%
    Aphelios

    Varus vs Aphelios

    Varus
    +1.5%
    Yunara

    Varus vs Yunara

    Varus
    +1.1%
    Kai'Sa

    Varus vs Kai'Sa

    Varus
    -1.6%
    Kalista

    Varus vs Kalista

    Varus
    -1.8%
    Smolder

    Varus vs Smolder

    Varus
    -2.0%
    Senna

    Varus vs Senna

    Varus
    -2.1%
    Samira

    Varus vs Samira

    Varus
    -2.1%
    Xayah

    Varus vs Xayah

    Varus
    -2.3%
    Caitlyn

    Varus vs Caitlyn

    Varus
    -2.3%
    Zeri

    Varus vs Zeri

    Varus
    -2.6%
    Jhin

    Varus vs Jhin

    Varus
    -2.8%
    Vayne

    Varus vs Vayne

    Varus
    -2.8%
    Jinx

    Varus vs Jinx

    Varus
    -3.0%
    Miss Fortune

    Varus vs Miss Fortune

    Varus
    -3.0%
    Lucian

    Varus vs Lucian

    Varus
    -3.2%
    Ashe

    Varus vs Ashe

    Varus
    -3.3%
    Tristana

    Varus vs Tristana

    Varus
    -3.7%
    Ziggs

    Varus vs Ziggs

    Varus
    -4.4%
    Ezreal

    Varus vs Ezreal

    Varus
    -4.5%
    Nilah

    Varus vs Nilah

    Varus
    -4.6%
    Twitch

    Varus vs Twitch

    Varus
    -4.9%
    Sivir

    Varus vs Sivir

    Varus
    -8.0%
    Kog'Maw

    Varus vs Kog'Maw